Letting Agent Training Course

Price – £80 for one day course to include refreshments and light lunch.

Due to the volume and importance of the legislation and regulation coming into force, SWLA in partnership with Plymouth City Council will be hosting a full day course which will include Legal Updates for 2018. Presented by Training for Professionals.

Legal Update 2018

Data Protection (GDPR)

– When can you lawfully give tenant details to a contractor and when will you need consent after 25 May 2018?
– Understand the only basis you will be permitted to contact your database of historic landlords.
– Understand when not backing up your data could cost you up to 20 million euros or 4% of turnover.
– What information will be required in your privacy notice?
– The new legislation will restrict when you can contact your landlord despite having signed Terms of Business.
– What is your plan to ensure your contractors are GDPR compliant?

Draft Tenant Fee Ban Bill

– Do you know that under the draft proposal you can still charge tenant fees for some tenancies?
– Were you aware the draft bill includes the power to ban deposits?
– Do you understand that by taking a tenant fee or making an error with a holding deposit you could be penalised or even banned as a letting agent?
– Do you understand under what circumstances a resident landlord may still charge tenant fees?

Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES)

– How can you delay the impact of MEES for F or G rated properties for up to 2 years?
– What actions do you need to take before 1 April 2018 concerning properties not meeting the minimum standard?
– In what circumstances can you still market an F or G rated property after April 2018?
– Understand which tenancies MEES does not apply to.
– Learn when a listed building does need an EPC.
– When does a building in a conservation area have to comply with MEES?

Other issues which have arisen over the last year:

– The new legislation will restrict when you can contact your landlord despite having signed Terms of Business.
– One simple mistake that could prevent you ever serving a section 21 notice.
– Can you identify what may be deemed as a‘Secret Profit’ and what are the consequences of not declaring them?